Papers hail the hero Prince Harry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7273454.stm Version 0 of 1. Every aspect and angle of Prince Harry's tour of duty in Afghanistan is covered in the Sunday papers. Nearly every paper carries a front page picture and many devote sections to discussing his deployment and future. "I'm no Hero" is the News of the World's headline, and it quotes him as saying the two wounded servicemen he flew with to the UK were the "real heroes". From "Hell to Hols" says the Sunday Mirror, claiming the Prince and his girlfriend Chelsy Davy are preparing to fly to Africa for a romantic two-week holiday. 'Propaganda' The Mail on Sunday believes no-one should deny Prince Harry's courage after his 10-week stint in Afghanistan. It argues "he could easily have dodged a tour of duty in the bloodiest war since Korea". But the Independent on Sunday offers up a dissenting voice, criticising the media's coverage of Harry's deployment. Its front page is penned by a veteran of Afghanistan who says the images of Harry "blasting away on a machine gun seem dangerously close to propaganda". 'Drastic curbs' In its lead the Observer says it has new evidence that faith schools are creaming off middle-class children. It quotes a research paper which showed less-well off pupils were under-represented by around 10% in faith schools. Meanwhile, the front page of the Sunday Times' claims that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is preparing to impose "drastic curbs" on second home ownership. It says councils may be given powers to prevent people buying a property if it is not going to be their main home. Dutiful recyclers The Sunday Telegraph has an exclusive story about utility companies being ordered to give back some of their profit or face a new windfall tax. It has learned that the heads of the big gas and electricity firms have been summoned to No 10 and given a "dressing down" over their soaring profits. The Sunday Express delivers a blow to all keen recyclers. It claims tonnes of material dutifully put out is being secretly dumped in landfill sites by many councils. |